Timothy B. Spahr

Asteroids discovered: 58
6534 Carriepeterson	February 24, 1995
(7200) 1994 NO	July 8, 1994
7476 Ogilsbie	April 14, 1993
(7605) 1995 SR1	September 21, 1995
(7783) 1994 JD	May 4, 1994
7784 Watterson	August 5, 1994
7835 Myroncope	June 16, 1993
7885 Levine	May 17, 1993
(8404) 1995 AN	January 1, 1995
(8563) 1995 US	October 19, 1995
(8893) 1995 KZ	May 23, 1993
(9772) 1993 MB	June 16, 1993
(9799) 1996 RJ	September 8, 1996
(10187) 1996 JV	May 12, 1996
(10862) 1995 QE2	August 26, 1995
11596 Francetic	May 26, 1995
12008 Kandrup	October 11, 1996
(12404) 1995 QW3	August 31, 1995
(13155) 1995 SB1	September 19, 1995
(13617) 1994 YA2	December 29, 1994
(14472) 1993 SQ14	September 22, 1993
(16708) 1995 SP1	September 21, 1995
17601 Sheldonschafer	September 19, 1995
17602 Dr. G.	September 21, 1995
(17609) 1995 UR	October 18, 1995
(17633) 1996 JU	May 11, 1996
(17644) 1996 TW8	October 10, 1996
(18513) 1996 TS5	October 7, 1996
(21228) 1995 SC	September 20, 1995
(21268) 1996 KL1	May 22, 1996
22449 Ottijeff	November 1, 1996
24827 Maryphil	September 2, 1995
(21268) 1996 KL1	May 22, 1996
(26167) 1995 SA1	September 18, 1995
(30980) 1995 QU3	August 31, 1995
(30981) 1995 SJ4	September 25, 1995
(32859) 1993 EL	March 15, 1993
(32896) 1994 NM2	July 12, 1994
(32896) 1994 NM2	July 12, 1994
(37652) 1994 JS1^[1]	May 4, 1994
(37721) 1996 TX8	October 10, 1996
(39646) 1995 SK4	September 26, 1995
(43891) 1995 SQ1	September 21, 1995
(46678) 1996 TZ8	October 26, 1996
(48717) 1996 RR5	October 15, 1996
(52471) 1995 SG4	September 26, 1995
(52529) 1996 RQ	September 7, 1996
58373 Albertoalonso	September 19, 1995
(65813) 1996 TT5	October 7, 1996
(69405) 1995 SW48	September 30, 1995
(69410) 1995 UB3	October 23, 1995
(73762) 1994 LS	June 3, 1994
(85332) 1995 SH4	September 29, 1995
96268 Tomcarr	September 20, 1995
(134372) 1995 SB4	September 25, 1995
(136704) 1995 TW	October 13, 1995
(174368) 2002 UR9	October 29, 2002
(178338) 1995 UT6	October 19, 1995
(189796) 2002 GL2	April 7, 2002
(207975) 1996 TY8	October 12, 1996
^1 with C. W. Hergenrother

Timothy B. Spahr is an American astronomer.

From 2000 - 2015 he worked at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics as director of the Minor Planet Center, has discovered numerous asteroids and is credited as a co-discoverer of one satellite of Jupiter (Callirrhoe) and one of Saturn (Albiorix). He also discovered two periodic comets: (171P/Spahr, P/1998 U4).

He is an avid birdwatcher.

Asteroid 2975 Spahr was named after him.^[1][2]

References

1. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 245. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
2. "MPC page for asteroid Spahr". Minor Planet Center.

External links

• An interview to Timothy Spahr (Minor Planet Center)
• Old equipment finds big asteroid nearby (asteroid: 1996 JA1)